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Sultan specialises in international arbitration and, in particular in state/investor disputes. He has participated in a wide variety of high value and complex arbitration cases and litigations, under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), as well as ad hoc multi-party arbitrations.

For a long period of time he used to work with financial police investigating various type of economic crimes and tax violations. Sultan has a 5 years of experience working in the Ministry of Justice related to investment arbitration and litigation abroad; particularly he was involved in the cases against the Republic of Kazakhstan initiated by foreign companies. Acting for the Kazakhstan government, he dealt with cases in the energy and oil & gas sectors of economy. His recent experience includes disputes over the transfer of subsoil licences, the interpretation of provisions in production sharing agreements, and the effect and enforceability of stabilization provisions. He has participated in disputes arising out of Bilateral Investment Treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty before ICSID, dealing with such issues as unlawful expropriation, unfair and inequitable treatment, and denial of justice.